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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-20

…c prosecutor may ask the competent authority of that State, when forwarding the sentencing decision and the certificate, to provisionally arrest the sentenced person or to take any measure to ensure t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-7

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall use the technical information developed pursuant to Article 77e of Directive 2009/138/EC of 25 November 2009 as amended to calculate the best estimate refe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-7

Employers are civilly liable for sentences handed down against their directors, managers or representatives.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-7

…therwise provided for in this article, applicable to exchanges between the single body, on the one hand, and the bodies receiving declarations and the authorities competent to rule on authorisation ap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishments authorised to retrieve tissues for therapeutic purposes.

Article R1242-7

Inspections carried out in application of articles L. 1421-1 and L. 5313-1 in establishments authorised to retrieve tissues are carried out at least every two years.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of departmental mandates

Article R3123-7

To set the maximum time of absence to which elected representatives who have the status of employees are entitled pursuant to article L. 3123-3, the legal working time for a calendar year is assessed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of regional mandates

Article R4135-7

To set the maximum time off to which elected representatives who have the status of employees are entitled pursuant to article L. 4135-3, the legal working time for a calendar year is assessed on the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article R7125-7

…event of an equivalence scheme introduced under the conditions provided for in Articles L. 3121-13 and L. 3121-15 of the same code, account shall be taken of the working hours as they result from the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions required to practise as an orthopaedic technician

Article D4364-7

The professions of orthoprosthetist, chiropodist, ocularist, epithesist and orthopaedic-orthotist may be practised by holders of a French State diploma entitling them to practise each of these profess…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to practice within internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-7

…et out in articles R. 5126-54, R. 5126-84 or R. 5126-104, it may be carried out by pharmacy interns and by interns and assistant pharmacists in army hospitals who have completed: 1° The entire second…

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